Olympian Dominique Moceanu's Secret Gymnast Sister Had No Legs & No Limits Growing Up

July 23 2012, Published 5:00 a.m. ET
By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
Despite being born without any legs, Jennifer Bricker was just as sporty and athletic as her Olympic gymnast older sister, Dominique Moceanu, even though the pair were literally separated at birth.
"Growing up, I just didn’t realize I was different, it wasn’t on my Breaking Celebrity News," the 24-year-old gymnastic wonder told Breaking Celebrity News in an exclusive interview.
"I wasn’t treated any differently at home or at school, I went to such a small school so to everyone there I was normal. I was very popular and thought of as the strong capable one because I was so athletic and strong."
As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, Bricker hit the headlines last month when it was revealed that she is the 'secret sister' to Olympic star Moceanu after their Romanian-born parents -- who were fiercely ambitious for their oldest child -- gave her up for adoption at birth because she would require such expensive medical care.
Rather than letting her disability or her family abandonment slow her down, Jennifer flourished with the encouragement of her adopted parents, Sharon and